Jungle Goddess (1948)

When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive ... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis D. Collins

Writers:

Jo Pagano (screenplay), William Stephens (idea)

Stars:

George Reeves, Wanda McKay, Ralph Byrd

Cast

Cast overview:
George Reeves	...	Mike Patton
Wanda McKay	...	Greta Vanderhorn
Ralph Byrd	...	Bob Simpson
Armida	...	Wanama
Smoki Whitfield	...	Oolonga the witch doctor
Dolores Castle	...	Yvonne
Rudy Robles	...	Nugara
Linda Leighton	...	Helen Phillips (as Linda Johnson)
Helena Grant	...	Mrs. Fitzhugh
Fred Coby	...	Pilot
Onest Conley	...	Drummer
Zack Williams	...	Chief M'benga
Jack Carroll	...	Accompanist

Storyline

When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive tribe. An insurgent witch doctor and fierce wild animals make escape from the jungle difficult for the trio.

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Plot Keywords:

goddess | reward | jungle | escape | pilot | 

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Taglines:

TEMPTRESS ... of 1000 Untamed Men! RULER ... of a Savage Empire!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Deusa das Selvas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lippert Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

As the plane crashes immediately after the declaration of war, it has a biplane (double-wing) tail. However, a moment later as it crashes into a cliff side, the tail is normal.

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Quotes

Greta Vanderhorn: I could sure go for a charbroiled hamburger sammich and some french-fried potatoes.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: King Dinosaur (1990)

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Soundtracks

"There's No One in My Heart But You"
Written by Irving Bibo

User Reviews

temptress of a thousand untamed men! Ruler of a savage empire! Borer of literally hundreds of viewers!

The dull, gray story of a Dutch girl(with no accent, mind you)who gets lost in the jungles of Bachman's floral..err..Tanzania. She is found and taken in by the most multi-ethnic 'native tribe' that I've ever seen, including a woman who looks like she put on too much bronzer before she went on set. These people seem to think that she's some kind of 'White Goddess', which is weird since they call the two meaty, wooden white guys who appear to rescue her white devils. These dopes crash in the jungle while looking for this girl, because there's a reward for finding her. One of them, a psychotic with a stupid pencil moustache, pulls out a gun and starts shooting. He kills one of the warriors, and is promptly condemned to death. Which he deserves, but that wouldn't further the plot, would it?

Not that much does. There are long, dry conversations and some tepid flirting between the Goddess and the less looney of the two men, although he manages to patronize her like crazy. Actually, she had managed to hold off the tribe doing her in by keeping up the white goddess front for over six years, plus she learned their language and kept a witch doctor at bay. Sounds like a pretty strong, smart girl, which is why Chunky McWhitey's smug condescension is even more annoying.

They finally all run away together, although why they didn't leave the psycho Snidely Whiplash wannabee behind is beyond me. He eventually tries to kill both of them, and gets stabbed by a warrior after he kills yet another of the tribesmen by 'accident'. The two protagonists get in the plane and fly away, and the woman makes dreamy comments about how when she gets back to civilization she immediately wants to buy a hat. A hat!? Gimme a break, lady!